Meiller's Farm Beef, served with parsnip and gnocchi, is part of the menu for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week at Restaurant North in Armonk. / Mark Vergari/The Journal News

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Everyone loves a deal, and Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, March 11-24, offers one of the best: three-course meals for less than $30.

We’ve always looked forward to Hudson Valley Restaurant Week for more than just the value-priced dinners. After the long trudge through winter, it’s a harbinger of spring. Everyone seems so happy to be out again and excited to taste — and talk about — the season’s new dishes. At any given restaurant, it’s not unusual to find neighboring tables comparing meals, and talking (OK, bragging) about where they found a great bang-for-the-buck dinner, impressive entree or out-of-this-world dessert.

At lohud.com, we’re taking that camaraderie virtual.

We’re challenging everyone to an online scavenger hunt — a fun (and super-easy) challenge that incorporates everything we love about dining out during about Restaurant Week: trying new dishes, meeting new people and celebrating our local restaurants, food and spirits purveyors, and farms.

So power up your smartphones and check out our 10 clues, or items with point values, that you will need to hunt down while dining out. The top point-earners by midnight on March 24 will be entered to win gift certificates to local restaurants, provided by Valley Table magazine, the organizer of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week.

Here's what you need to do:

Order a cocktail made with a New York distilled spirit.

Name the drink, the spirit and the restaurant: 50 points

Spot a bottle of New York state wine on a wine list. Tell us the name of the wine and the restaurant: 25 points.Order the wine and send us tasting notes: 50 bonus pointsShare a photo of the bottle: another 50 bonus points

Order a food you’ve never tried before and tell us about the experience: 50 points. Share a photo of the dish: 50 bonus points.

Share a photo of a server who went above and beyond. Provide his or her name and restaurant: 50 points.

Order a dish made with an ingredient from

a Hudson Valley farm. Name the ingredient, the farm

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and the restaurant: 50 points. Share a photo of the dish: 50 bonus points.